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- I remember several ladies who went,

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whether it was Sunday
school or mission friends

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and GAs who made an impact on my life.

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They modeled faithfulness
and taught me the scriptures

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and fostered that interest in missions.

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And then as a high school
student, decided to be a counselor

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for two years at WorldSong.

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And just the excitement
of being able to share

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some of the same stories
that were so impactful for me

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as a little girl to pour
into them, talk to them about

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what it looks like to be on
mission wherever they are.

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And then I was really involved
in my college ministry,

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my church.

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I explored summer
missions as a possibility.

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I wasn't ready to go overseas yet.

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And so I went to Pryor, Oklahoma

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and first worked with
First Baptist Church there,

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worked with some Native
Americans in reservations there.

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And so I remember for the
first time I shared the gospel

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with someone and they responded

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to the gospel and accepted Christ.

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And I remember a very
small voice, you know,

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the Lord tenderly speaking to me saying,

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"This is what I have for you.

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This is what I'm calling you to."

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We saw many students come to know the Lord

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and students really excited
about sharing their faith.

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We were able to really help
students feel comfortable

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in doing that and it became very much

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a natural part of their lives.

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This role that I'm in, as
Women's Ministry Consultant

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is about come alongside
women's ministry leaders.

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A lot of these women are
serving as volunteers.

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So they have families,
they have full-time jobs,

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but God called them to serve
the women of their church.

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And so we want to, in any way
possible, to encourage them

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and to support them and be a cheerleader,

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but then also equip and resource and train

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as necessary these women who are serving.

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And we really are wanting
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reach all women across
the state of Alabama

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through five essentials
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which is discipleship, evangelism,

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community prayer, and missions.

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I think a lot of times women's
ministry leaders feel alone,

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like they haven't necessarily connected.

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And I've already seen a couple
of events that we've had

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where we've brought women
together from a specific area

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and they just enjoy being together

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and knowing that somebody
else is struggling

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with the same things I'm struggling with.

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I am grateful that Alabama Baptists

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give to the Myers Mallory offering because

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it's through those offerings and gifts

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that it's made possible for us to be able

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to do the ministry that we're
doing among these leaders

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of women across our state.

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